Mourinho confirms United in talks over Ibrahimovic return
Manchester United kick off the new Premier League season when they entertain West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. Pitting the latest Premier League winners against the most recent FA Cup winners, the game is always a thrilling watch.

The Iowa DOT is asking Iowans to vote for their favorite design at the Varied Industries Building throughout the fair, which ends August 20.

The designs were created by Iowa DOT graphic artists with input from the governor's office and several state agencies. The winning plate design will be available sometime in 2018. "Specialty" license plates and plates with a collegiate design will not be changed.

The city/country plate selected in 1997 accounts for about 4.2 million of the 4.4 million plates in circulation. The state issues four-point-four million license plates, and the D-O-T says four-point-two million of them are the standard variety plate.

Merkel doesn't speak for US on North Korea
Trump dialed up the rhetoric early Friday, tweeting that the USA military is "locked and loaded, should North Korea act unwisely". Trump was referring to the fact that China helps prop up the Kim Jong Un regime economically by taking in North Korea exports.

The north Korean crisis comes to Wall Street
The one-upmanship in the "war of words" between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un came to accelerate the fall of the stock market. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index plunged by 2 percent, while South Korea's Kospi Index slumped by 1.7 percent.

Sanchez to miss start of season for Arsenal
After nearly 12 months of speculation surrounding Sanchez's future the end-game doesn't appear to be in sight. He had a scan two days ago and he's out for a while", The Guardian quoted Wenger as saying.

Prepare for Solar Event with Eclipse Glasses
On August 21، the Moon will slide in front of the Sun and for a brief moment، day will melt into a dusky night in the US. These bands occur because of atmospheric turbulence and the strength of their visibility is different with each eclipse.

Sharad Yadav set to host 'secular alliance' meet, target JD(U)
He added that this was not a personal fight against Nitish Kumar but a fight of principles and to save democracy and brotherhood. Nitish Kumar's close aide, RCP Singh , will be the JD (U)'s new leader in the Rajya Sabha , sources quoting the letter said.

Wall Street Starts to Pay Attention to North Korea Tensions
South Korea's KOSPI fell 1.8 percent to an 11-1/2-week low, but its losses for the week are a relatively modest 3.2 percent. ENERGY: Benchmark U.S. crude added 28 cents to $49.45 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Pedro injury blow for Chelsea ahead of Burnley match
Speaking in an exclusive interview with ESPN FC, the BT Sport pundit said: "The mentality has got to improve". " Chelsea are weaker than last season - no Diego Costa , no Matic - and I'm concerned for them".

Rockies sign former NL MVP Ryan Howard to minor league contract
Now 37 years of age, the former National League MVP (2006) and World Series champ (2008) will get another chance to play ball. He was struggling with the Atlanta Braves Triple-A affiliate with a.184 batting average over 11 games before being released.

Mets trade Neil Walker to Brewers, per report
Prior to going to the Mets in 2016 via trade, he spent his first seven Major League Baseball seasons with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Walker is an impending free agent and is owed the remainder of his $17.2 million salary this season.